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• NCFR Policy Corner
• Cognella Innovation in Teaching Award
• CFLE Conversation: June 24
• NCFR Conference Recordings |
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• Apply for NCFR Honors for Summer
• Call for Applications: Editor of JFTR
• New Research From NCFR Journals
• >> Job Opportunities << |
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NCFR Policy Corner
NCFR Members at UN, Advocating for NSF, and More
May 28, 2026 | Two-Minute Read
This Week's Highlights:
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U.N. Representative Update: NCFR’s U.N. Representatives Mihaela Robila, Ph.D., and Bahira Sherif Trask, Ph.D., attended and presented at an Expert Group Meeting hosted by the U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) exploring the impact of megatrends on growing inequalities affecting family and child well-being.
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Science Community Continues Advocating for NSF: Our coalition partner, COSSA, alongside many partners continue to urge Congress to reject the proposed elimination of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) Directorate. See what COSSA and partners continue to do to save the SBE Directorate.
Opportunities & Events:
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NCFR Member News
Erin Lavender-Stott Named 2028 NCFR Annual Conference Program Chair
The NCFR Board of Directors appointed Erin Lavender-Stott, Ph.D. (they/she), as program chair for the 2028 NCFR Annual Conference. The conference is scheduled for Nov.15-18, 2028, in Arlington, Virginia.
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Dr. Lavender-Stott is an associate professor and the coordinator of Human Development and Family Science at South Dakota State University. Their research is centered around singlehood, LGBTQ+ individuals and families across the life course.
Dr. Lavender-Stott has proposed the theme Translational Transformative Family Science. The theme builds on recent NCFR conferences and asks a practical question: how can Family Science research move beyond academic settings and more directly inform practice, policy and everyday family life?
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Apply for the Cognella Innovation in Teaching Award
Deadline May 31, 2026
Cognella and NCFR have partnered to recognize outstanding Family Science teachers through this prestigious award.
We are searching for outstanding higher education instructors in Family Science who bring innovation, passion, and personal drive for excellence to their teaching practices each and every day.
The first-place recipient will receive a $1,000 cash prize, and the second-place recipients will each receive a $500 Cognella book credit.
Submissions will be accepted through May 31, 2026.
NOMINATE OR APPLY
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NCFR Honors Program: Now Accepting Summer Applications
Your Hard Work Deserves Recognition!
Are you a student graduating this summer who has demonstrated excellence in scholarship, leadership, and serivce? Or do you know a student who fits this criteria?
Applications are now open for summer graudates in the NCFR Honors Student Recognition Program.
Recipients will receive a graduation stole, certificate, and national recognition across NCFR communications.
APPLY BY JUNE 1
Please join us in congratulating the spring 2026 NCFR Honors recipients.
Questions? Contact membership@ncfr.org
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NCFR JOURNALS |
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Scholarly Research
NCFR Journals Publish More New Research
Read 15 New Early-View Articles
Read the newest research from NCFR's scholarly journals — Journal of Marriage and Family (JMF), Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Science (FR), and Journal of Family Theory & Review (JFTR) — including two FR articles on impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic:
SEE ALL NEW NCFR RESEARCH
If you are an NCFR member subscribed to one of our journals, you can access articles by logging into your NCFR account. You can also sign up for email alerts. |
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Call for Applications
NCFR Seeks Editor for Journal of Family Theory & Review
NCFR's Journal of Family Theory & Review (JFTR) invites applications and nominations for its next editor. The term of current editor Katherine Allen, Ph.D., concludes with the December 2027 issue.
JFTR publishes original contributions in all areas of family theory, including new advances in theory development, reviews of existing theory, and analyses of the interface of theory and method, as well as integrative and theory-based reviews of content areas, and book reviews.
The five-year editorial term begins in January 2027, with a one-year transition period. The incoming editor’s first issue as editor of record will be published in March 2028.
Submit applications or nominations by Aug. 1, 2026.
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Family Relations
Last Call for FR Letters of Intent Section
Submit by May 30 for Special Section on Ukrainian Families
Submit letters of intent by May 30 for a special section of NCFR's Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Science (FR) themed "Ukrainian Forced Migrants’ Transnational Families: New Relationality and Shared Agency."
For authors then invited to submit manuscripts, manuscripts will be due Dec. 30.
SEE CALL FOR PAPERS
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UPCOMING EVENTS |
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CFLE Conversation
New Professionals in Family Life Education
Wednesday, June 24, 2026 / Noon – 1 p.m. CT
Free for CFLEs to attend
Facilitator: Kaley Turner, Ph.D., CFLE
Are you a newly Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) looking to make connections with other CFLEs? Join this conversation to network and engage with fellow new professionals navigating the discipline. Come prepared with any questions you have and to chat with others. The facilitator will share their experiences and guide the conversation.
LEARN MORE & REGISTER
The CFLE credential, provided by NCFR, is recognized in the U.S. and Canada as a professional standard for Family Life Education professions. Learn about the benefits of certification.
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OneOp Webinar
Helping Preteens Thrive Through Change
Wednesday, June 3, 2026 / 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. ET
Free to attend
Middle schoolers face big changes in identity, independence, and peer relationships. These challenges that can be made harder by deployments and relocations. This session will equip professionals to help students advocate for themselves, keep friendships across distance, and access extracurricular activities soon after a move. We’ll highlight the role of caregivers as steady anchors and professionals as guides through unfamiliar school cultures. Participants will learn approaches that build confidence, adaptability, and leadership in preteens navigating changing environments.
Learning Objectives:
- Apply two techniques to build self-advocacy skills in new school contexts.
- Identify two ways to maintain friendships during transitions.
- Develop a plan to connect preteens to extracurricular activities within 60 days of relocation.
LEARN MORE & REGISTER
All OneOp webinars are free and approved for CFLE continuing education credit. |
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VIDEOS |
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NCFR OnDemand
Conference Sessions from 2025
Available Free On Demand for NCFR Members and CFLEs
Watch on-demand recordings of 11 sessions from the 2025 NCFR Annual Conference including:
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All 4 Plenary Sessions with presenters Jocelyn R. Smith Lee, Ph.D.; Russ Toomey, Ph.D.; Cecilia Menjívar, Ph.D.; Annette Lareau, Ph.D.; and Blair Sackett, Ph.D.
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Special Session with Iheoma U. Iruka, Ph.D.
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TCRM Special Session
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4 Panel Sessions
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Special Session with Outgoing NCFR President Bethany Letiecq, and NCFR Executive Director & CEO Cherie Collins Sims
These recordings are now available free to attendees of the 2025 conference, NCFR members, and CFLEs. You will be prompted to log in.
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Featured Video
Why Protecting Forests Takes All of Us
Maya Sprenger Gonzalez is a fifth grade student at Olive Chapel Elementary School, an Earth Day keynote speaker, and the Wakaboomee Ambassador for Environmentalism.
When Maya learned about the impacts of deforestation in her 5th grade classroom, she knew she had to take action. She also recognized that kids like her shouldn't carry this burden alone. In this inspiring talk, Maya shares why protecting forests is a shared responsibility and what each of us can do to sustain our planet.
This recent TEDx Talk was submitted by a Zippy News reader.
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NCFR JOBS CENTER |
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Employment Opportunities
No new job openings this week. View previous openings.
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Find the right candidates — faster.
The NCFR Jobs Center connects your opening directly to a highly targeted network of Family Science professionals across academia, Extension, family practice, and policy. Reach qualified candidates who are actively engaged in the field and ready to make an impact.
Post your position today and connect with talent that understands families — and the work that supports them.
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